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Is Egypt Heading toward a Military Regime?
The Middle East
Is Egypt Heading toward a Military Regime?
An increasing number of Egyptians are calling on the army to return to the political scene to replace President Morsi. Read More »
Iran Fears Growing Israel-Azerbaijan Cooperation
Tehran increasingly fears that Azerbaijan is turning into a base for a military attack on its nuclear facilities. Read More »
Iran’s Arms Supply to Hizbullah: International Dimensions
In an exceptional political signal, a senior Israeli official contacted Mark Landler of the New York Times and explained that the Israeli government was determined to continue to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hizbullah. The official, who remained ... Read More »
Sheikh Qaradawi’s Visit to Gaza
While Sheikh Qaradawi has been portrayed as representing moderate, political Islam, his recent statements in Gaza reflect an approach similar to that of al-Qaeda, differing only in terms of the phases of implementation. Read More »
Iran’s Plans to Take Over Syria
Iran sees the civil war in Syria as a war of survival against a radical Sunni uprising that views Iran and the Shiites as infidels to be annihilated. Read More »
Al-Qaeda’s Branch in Gaza Set to Escalate Anti-Israeli Terror
The “Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem” has taken responsibility for a series of missile firings at Israeli targets from Gaza and Sinai, which is under Egyptian sovereignty, including: 17 April 2013 – Firing of two Grad missiles ... Read More »
Stalemate in the Syrian Civil War
On the second anniversary of the civil war in Syria, nothing on the horizon foretells a ceasefire. Read More »
Arab Spring and Middle East WMDFZ at the 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
Arab Spring and Middle East WMDFZ Click here to listen Event Panel April 9, 2013 Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Building International Trade Center, Amphitheater The 2010 NPT Review Conference Action Plan endorsed the convening in 2012 of a ... Read More »
Iran’s Usual Scapegoat
The headlines in the major newspapers in the West left little doubt that the talks had completely failed. Read More »
The Declaration of the State of Israel Quiz
Yom Ha’atzmaut—the date commemorating Israel’s declaration of independence, is one of the most important dates in contemporary Jewish history. Take the quiz to learn more about this momentous event. Read More »
What Would Kissinger Do?
The understandings reached between Israel and Turkey in efforts to normalize their relations raise a more fundamental issue about relations between states in today’s Middle East. Read More »
Understanding the Current State of the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
If negotiations only halt one aspect of the Iranian nuclear effort while letting the other parts of the program go forward, the world will still face an Iranian challenge in the years ahead. Read More »
About Those Talks With Iran
The reports coming out of the last round of talks between the P5+1 and Iran, held in Kazakhstan, were surprisingly positive. Read More »